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. 2023 Mar 9;15(3):e35940. doi: 10.7759/cureus.35940

Table 5. The association between spinal stenosis and body components.

AUC: area under the curve

  Risk factor AUC (95%) Cut-off p-Value Sensitivity Specificity
L1-L2 spinal stenosis Total fat 0.782 57.0300 0.055 0.750 0.250
Visceral fat 0.498 16.1500 0.990 0.500 0.500
Subcutaneous fat 0.880 34.7000 0.590 0.750 0.250
Total muscle 0.485 9.4500 0.919 0.500 0.500
L2-L3 spinal stenosis Total fat 0.657 48.7200 0.234 0.600 0.400
Visceral fat 0.452 13.8500 0.718 0.400 0.600
Subcutaneous fat 0.738 33.6500 0.071 0.800 0.200
Total muscle 0.504 9.5500 0.979 0.400 0.600
L3-L4 spinal stenosis Total fat 0.670 49.4750 0.107 0.625 0.375
Visceral fat 0.477 16.1500 0.826 0.500 0.500
Subcutaneous fat 0.767 13.3000 0.590 0.875 0.125
Total muscle 0.359 8.9350 0.180 0.375 0.625
L4-L5 spinal stenosis Total fat 0.631 47.3750 0.080 0.489 0.772
Visceral fat 0.550 16.1500 0.506 0.402 0.697
Subcutaneous fat 0.624 13.3000 0.096 0.482 0.767
Total muscle 0.419 8.9350 0.279 0.288 0.550
L5-S1 spinal stenosis Total fat 0.626 45.4750 0.183 0.462 0.791
Visceral fat 0.674 16.1500 0.067 0.513 0.834
Subcutaneous fat 0.568 13.3000 0.476 0.405 0.731
Total muscle 0.356 8.9350 0.130 0.240 0.472